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...voters made up their minds to vote for Alckmin at the last minute not because they like him but because they wanted more time to make a decision. Lula's refusal to participate in the debate left many voters angry, and they wanted to punish him by forcing a runoff. "People thought, why am I going to vote for someone who doesn't take the time to explain himself?" said Ricardo Caldas, a professor at the University of Brasilia's Institute of Political Science. "They wouldn't forgive him for being so full of himself...
...next day newspapers published incriminating photos of cash Lula's Workers' Party (PT) was allegedly using to pay for a document smearing its opponents. Together, the two incidents dealt crushing blows to the incumbent leader and enabled his closest challenger, Geraldo Alckmin, to gain enough votes to force a runoff on Oct. 29. In final results announced Monday morning, Lula had 48.6% of the vote, against Alckmin...
Right now, Murray contends, that mine is looking pretty dark. While the state's otter population is holding steady at nearly 2,700, projections show that number should already have reached at least 13,000. The next step, say scientists, is to pinpoint--then shut down--the sources of runoff that are pouring toxins into the otters' playgrounds...
...Eggs travel through runoff or are flushed into sewers...
...Because E. coli normally originates from the feces of people or animals, a team from the FDA is inspecting sanitation procedures used both in the fields and in processing plants, and looking into water-quality logs and even weather patterns, to determine if flooding or poor drainage caused contaminated runoff to bring the bacteria into contact with produce...